Zygodontomys brevicauda

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Short-tailed Cane Mouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Tribe : Oryzomyini
Genus : Zygodontomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1893-09-21. On a collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(13):203-234.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897437

Original name as described

Oryzomys brevicauda

Other common names

Short-tailed Zygodont · Cane Mouse

Type material

AMNH MO-4708, AMNH MS-5981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5981

Type locality

Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002675

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Oryzomys sanctaemartae

(J. A. Allen, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sanctaemartae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15312

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15312

Authority page

207

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys brevicauda soldadoensis

G. G. Goodwin, 1965

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

soldadoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-206654

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-206654

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62896212

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys fraterculus

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-32920

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-32920

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891491

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys griseus

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-34592

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-34592

Authority page

599

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891491

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys brevicauda

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4708, AMNH MS-5981

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5981

Authority page

215

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897437

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Akodon frustrator

(J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frustrator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6125, AMNH MS-7599

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6125 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-7599

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046578

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys cherriei

(J. A. Allen, 1895)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-9557, AMNH MS-11297

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9557 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11297

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894477

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Oryzomys microtinus

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1866.8.11.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f77e5e3-e4a6-4046-b9e8-bfd4041978d4

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343618

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343618) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys brevicauda tobagi

O. Thomas, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tobagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.7.47

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/72d229c2-ed48-47a4-9cbf-680138abb698

Authority page

274

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24340250

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys stellae

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stellae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.9.11.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45fd3026-aa22-448c-adf3-bc9ec85f3a5b

Authority page

380

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys thomasi

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.5.1.89

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ffc1aa64-8880-45e1-98a8-fcf45dafec59

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys seorsus

Bangs, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

seorsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8490

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-8490

Authority page

642

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42539675

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys reigi

M. Tranier, 1976

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

reigi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1976-361

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1202

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:476, 477) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys cherriei ventriosus

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ventriosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171098

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3275201ad-e3bd-4bae-ac36-832d394c39af

Authority page

8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813692

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Zygodontomys cherriei

Bangs, 1902

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199094

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goodwin (1946:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Zygodontomys brevicauda

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

  1. Gyldenstolpe (1932:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:414) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23321/22356711) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Zygodontomys brevicauda brevicauda

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Zygodontomys microtinus

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microtinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

114

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Zygodontomys sanctaemartae

Gyldenstolpe, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sanctaemartae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Kunglika Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar

Name usages

Gyldenstolpe (1932:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67179)

Zygodontomys cherriei cherriei

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cherriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

399

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:399) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

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